Outcomes of cardiac perforation complicating catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 660-666

  Tokuda, Michifumi ^a   Kojodjojo, Pipin ^a   Epstein, Laurence M ^a   Koplan, Bruce A ^a   Michaud, Gregory F ^a   Tedrow, Usha B ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   John, Roy M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Complications; Ventricle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; CARDIAC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84555203860     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.963413     Document Type: Article

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